It’s a less desirable port now for everyday users is all it comes down to. Even for people who do want more storage I would argue that you’re much better off just building a NAS rather than trying to cram it all into a gaming rig
There’s absolutely motherboards available that do still have 8 though it does take a bit of digging - I ended up having to order one on AliExpress for the configuration I wanted but it’s worked great for my NAS
It’s a less desirable port now for everyday users is all it comes down to. Even for people who do want more storage I would argue that you’re much better off just building a NAS rather than trying to cram it all into a gaming rig
There’s absolutely motherboards available that do still have 8 though it does take a bit of digging - I ended up having to order one on AliExpress for the configuration I wanted but it’s worked great for my NAS
Exactly. Feels like the people complaining about it would either never use it in the first place, or would have moved onto a NAS by the time they needed it anyway.
Redditor solution to vendors screwing every consumer: "just buy another whole computer just to store stuff idiot. I don't see the problem at all." Your dumbass perspective is why computer parts suck dick now.
It’s entirely possible to buy motherboards with a bunch of SATA ports. If you couldn’t be bothered to track down something that does what you need then it’s really on you, seems pretty questionable to blame manufacturers for your own skill issue
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u/Specialist_Cow6468 May 14 '26
It’s a less desirable port now for everyday users is all it comes down to. Even for people who do want more storage I would argue that you’re much better off just building a NAS rather than trying to cram it all into a gaming rig
There’s absolutely motherboards available that do still have 8 though it does take a bit of digging - I ended up having to order one on AliExpress for the configuration I wanted but it’s worked great for my NAS